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Con Air(1997)
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1997 · FILM
Con Air
A newly paroled Army ranger boards a high‑security prisoner transport plane, only to discover it’s filled with violent felons whose deadly power struggle threatens his chance to reunite with his pregnant wife and newborn daughter.
“They were deadly on the ground. Now they have wings.”
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Synopsis
Cameron Poe, a newly paroled former U.S. Army ranger, is returning to his wife aboard a prison transport flight known as “Jailbird,” which carries the “worst of the worst” inmates—a group described as “pure predators”—to a new super‑prison. Mid‑flight, the aircraft is hijacked by the country’s most violent criminals, led by mastermind and genius serial killer Cyrus “The Virus” Grissom, with support from black militant Diamond Dog and psychopath Billy Bedlam, placing Poe against overwhelming odds.
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A crew of 100+ credited
Why a floor?
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Edited by Chris LebenzonShot by David TattersallScored by Mark Mancina
Box Office
1997 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$224.0M
Budget$75.0M
Worldwide gross$224.0M
break-even (2.5×)
US & Canada: $101.1M — 45% of worldwide · International: $122.9M (55%)
Opening weekend: $24.1M — 24% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $34.2M — 34% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,824 theaters
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Also known as
- Con Airde
- Les Ailes de l'enferfr
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Cast & Crew
100 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nicolas Cage
as Cameron Poe
John Cusack
as Agent Vince Larkin
John Malkovich
as Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom
Colm Meaney
as Agent Duncan Malloy
Ving Rhames
as Nathan "Diamond Dog" Jones
Mykelti Williamson
as 'Baby-O' O'Dell
Nick Chinlund
as William 'Billy Bedlam' Bedford
Dave Chappelle
as "Pinball" Parker
Renoly Santiago
as Sally-Can't Dance
Monica Potter
as Tricia Poe
Landry Allbright
as Casey Poe
Rachel Ticotin
as Guard Sally Bishop
Supporting cast
77Steve Buscemi
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
M C Gainey
as "Swamp Thing"
Danny Trejo
as "Johnny-23"
Steve Eastin
as Guard Falzon
Brendan Kelly
as Conrad
Jesse Borrego
as Francisco Cindino
Carl Ciarfalio
as Con #1
Mongo Brownlee
as Ajax
Jose Zuniga
as Sims
Ned Bellamy
as Chopper Pilot
John Marshall Jones
as Gator
John Roselius
as Devers
Fredric Lehne
as Pilot
Martin Mcsorley
as Co-Pilot
Dan Bell
as Fuel Jockey
Bob Stephenson
as Ted, the Pilot
Scott Ditty
as Bus Guard
Tommy Bush
as Sheriff
Lauren Pratt
as Debbie (6 Yrs Old)
Steve Hulin
as Ronnie
Don C Mcgovern
as Smoke
Angela Featherstone
as Ginny
Doug Hutchison
as Donald
Jeris Poindexter
as Watts
David Ramsey
as Londell
Conrad Goode
as Viking
Emilio Rivera
as Carlos
Mario Roberts
as Mongoose (Stunt)
Ty Granderson Jones
as Blade
Earl Billings
as Guard
Greg Collins
as Guard
Billy Devlin
as Guard
Mark Ginther
as Guard
Joseph Patrick Kelly
as Guard
Jeff Olson
as Uncle Bob
Dawn Bluford
as Female Baggage Handler
Charlie Paddock
as Transportation Officer #1
Randee Barnes
as Stickman
Don S Davis
as Man In Car
Barbara Sharma
as Woman In Car
Thomas Rosales Jr
as Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Eddie Perez
as Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Scott Mccoy
as Cindino Gunman (Stunts)
Brian Hayes Currie
as Cop In Vegas
Ashley Smock
as Huey Pilot
Charles Lynn Frost
as DEA Agent
Joey Miyashima
as Tech Guy
Scott Burkholder
as Air Traffic Controller
Kevin Cooney
as Judge
Gerard L Heureux
as Guard Renfro
Pete Antico
as Guard Garner
John Robotham
as Guard Ryan
Gilbert Rosales
as Ramirez (Stunt)
Richard L Duran
as Warlock (Stunt)
George Randall
as Old Con on Plane
Jamie Bozian
as Con
Harley Zumbrum
as Con
Doug Dearth
as Con
David Roberson
as Supervisor
Alexandra Balahoutis
as Waitress
Dick Skip Evans
as Airplane Pilot
Sheldon Worthington
as Co-Pilot
Robert Taft
as Soldier
Robert White
as Soldier
Chris Ellis
as BOP Official Grant
John Campbell
as BOP Bus Driver
Brian Willems
as Paramedic
Bill Cusack
as Paramedic
Dabbs Greer
as Old Man Under Truck
Marco Kyris
as Cindino's Pilot
Kevin Gage
as Billy Joe (uncredited)
Dennis Burkley
as Dale (uncredited)
Matthew Barry
as Chambers (uncredited)
Scott Rosenberg
as Craps dealer (uncredited)
Dylan Haggerty
as Starkey
Powers Boothe
as Officer at Leaving Ceremony (voice)
John Diehl
as Poe's Lawyer (uncredited)
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